North American markets were mixed on the week with investors in Canada focused the Bank of Canada, which pushed ahead with its first 50-basis point interest rate hike in 22 years on Wednesday, a move that came as no surprise to economists and bank......
North American markets were broadly lower on the week as investors digest a continued hawkish US Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve signaled it will reduce its massive bond holdings at a maximum pace of $95 billion a month, further tightening.......
Global equities had their second consecutive losing week as the Russia-Ukraine conflict loomed. Stocks have struggled this week as investors continue to be on edge about the ongoing tensions . However, in looking to historical situations of major......
Volatility certainly made a comeback in recent weeks triggered by concerns around the new omicron COVID-19 variant and commentary from the Fed chair about speeding up its tapering program. At the close on Friday, the NASDAQ Composite Index was down.....
Well, we had intended to write about the US Thanksgiving and everything we should be thankful for as we close out the final weeks of an interesting 2021. Alas, Covid threw the markets another curve ball......
The buy the dip mentality continues to be on display with the S&P 500, Down Jones Industrial Average, and S&P TSX all hitting new all-time-highs this week. The tech-centric NASDAQ remains the only laggard as interest rates have been creeping higher.....
The market finally delivered a few days of indigestion finishing marginally lower on the holiday shortened week. Nothing specific dictated the move lower as investors continue to digest rising Covid cases and a mixed employment backdrop, while some.....
On Thursday, the world marked the one-year anniversary of the WHO declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic. Some will remember March 11, 2020 as the day the NBA paused its season, beginning a cascade of postponed or canceled sporting events that......